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Mickey Mouse or Math? TV Execs Battle for Kid Viewers

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Nov 5th 2010 6:14PM

Mickey Mouse wants your toddler. Credit: AFP/Getty Images
When it comes to parking tots in front of the electronic babysitter, a growing debate is heating up: Should the tube be teacher or storyteller? Turns out tots ages 2 to 5 are one of the ...Mickey Mouse? Or Kai Lan? Networks at odd over topics for kiddie TV.
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I Hate That My Kids Hate 'Dora the Explorer'

by Christopher Healy, Posted Aug 13th 2010 10:00AM

In Dora's 10 years, my daughter has loved her. Then hated her. And now? Credit: Nick Jr.
As the iconic Dora the Explorer celebrates its 10th year on the air this week, I began to reflect on my own children's relationship with the spunky Latina ...
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Beyoncé Appears On Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

by Brett Singer, Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:00AM

Beyoncé Knowles is having a big week. First she fights off a fake tape of her singing horribly off-key. Then her movie, "Obsessed", opens at number one despite the fact that critics seemed to hate it. Oh, and she has a mega-multi-super-uber ...
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Switching my kid from the show to the book

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Mar 14th 2007 3:05PM

My 2-year-old daughter has an obsession with the television show "Max and Rudy." Oddly enough, my husband and I can't understand why. There's no fancy music, no crazy colors...nothing. There is, however, an awful lot of repetition with Max and Ruby's ...
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No more Nick Jr. Family Magazine

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Feb 15th 2007 4:01PM

Nick Jr. Family Magazine, providing "today's busy parents of kids age 0-11 with the latest information on child development, news and family products," is no more. The magazine will discontinue circulation after the April issue. In a recent email to ...
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Nick JR offers broadband

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Oct 31st 2006 12:05PM

Nick Jr is offering a broadband video service for British preschoolers and their parents, called Nick Jr Video. The service, which started October 30, will offer shows such as Dora the Explorer and The Backyardigans. And I thought there was such a ...
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Wonder Pets on Nick Jr. : it's the next big thing

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Apr 2nd 2006 7:14PM

When I saw the first advertisement for Nick Jr.'s latest animated television show targeted at preschoolers, I thought it must be a joke. Wonderpets? With a photo-realistic guinea pig, Linny, who likes to wear a cape and a baseball cap when he saves ...
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